A gated, 19,000-square-foot mansion in the Preserve at Greenwood Village sold for $7.4 million in August, the priciest residential sale in the Denver area for the month.
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Homes in Cherry Hills Village, Evergreen and Golden also cracked the top five.
MRM Trust sold the 19,020-square-foot, seven-bedroom, 10-bath home in the Preserve to 4030 Forbes LLC.
Built in 2007 on more than two acres backing to the High Line Canal and the Kent Denver trail system, the property includes a home theater, wine room, entertaining bar and a pool.
Samantha Wise of Milehimodern represented the seller.
The mansion went under contract two days after it listed on July 9 and closed on Aug. 18 for $59,000 under its list price.
Here are the next four priciest August home sales in the Denver metro, according to MLS data:
Old Cherry Hills estate: $7.3 million
Listing agents: Patty Anton and Greg Card of Kentwood Real Estate Cherry Creek
Buyer’s agent: Josh Behr of LIV Sotheby’s International Realty
Details: Built in 2003 on a gated, roughly one-acre lot in Old Cherry Hills, the English Tudor-style 10,000-square-foot mansion has six bedrooms and seven bathrooms in the main house, plus a two-car carriage house with an upstairs fitness studio and three-quarter bath.
Lafayette St LLC sold the mansion to 831 LLC. It went under contract a week after listing on July 9 and closed for $200,000 under its list price.
Upper Bear Creek estate in Evergreen: $7 million
Listing agents: Heather Graham and Sean Endsley of LIV Sotheby’s International Realty
Buyer’s agent: The Northrop Group of Compass-Denver
Details: Nestled on 8.7 gated acres in Evergreen’s Upper Bear Creek enclave, this 11,000-square-foot estate was custom-built in 2003 and transformed by a complete remodel in 2022.
The home boasts six bedrooms, nine bathrooms and sweeping views of Mt. Blue Sky.
Upper Bear Creek Holdings LLC sold the mansion to Mandy Cavanaugh Steubing.
The sellers initially listed the mansion for $7.7 million on March 11, then reduced the price to $7.5 million on June 12. The home went under contract just over a month later, on July 24, and the sale closed on Aug. 31.
High Point at Genesee home in Golden: $7 million
Listing agents: Jennifer Davenport and Emily Henderson of LIV Sotheby’s International Realty
Buyer’s agent: Euna Klein of Your Castle Realty
Details: The 10,500-square-foot home in the High Point at Genesee neighborhood has five bedrooms, eight bathrooms and unobstructed views spanning Mt. Blue Sky, the Continental Divide, Pikes Peak and the Front Range.
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It includes a main-level office and theater, a six-car climate-controlled garage, and automated lighting, shades and irrigation systems.
The sellers listed the mansion for $7.5 million on May 15. After about two months, the property went under contract and ultimately sold on Aug. 25 for $550,000 under the asking price.
Gregory and Penny Venn sold the mansion to Steven and Cade Knudson.
Gregory Venn is the CEO and co-founder of NexCore Group, a privately held national healthcare real estate investment and development firm.
Woodie Hollow Park estate in Cherry Hills Village: $6.9 million
Listing agent: Casey Miller of LIV Sotheby’s International Realty
Buyer’s agent: The Billy Van Heusen Team of Keller Williams DTC
Details: Built in 1987 and taken down to the studs in a full remodel, the 8,239-square-foot mansion sits above Woodie Hollow Park with mountain and creek views.
It has six bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, an expanded dining room, a glass wine cellar, a walk-out lower level with a theater, and a six-car garage that can be equipped with a lift to hold up to 10 cars.
Hamid and Joanne Akhavan sold the mansion to John and Daniele Donatelli.
The Akhavans listed their mansion for $7.1 million on June 11. After just over two months on the market, the home went under contract on Aug. 15 and sold on Aug. 21 for $300,000 below the asking price.
Hamid Akhavan is the former CEO of EchoStar Capital, the investment arm of EchoStar Corp., the parent company of Dish TV, Sling TV and Boost Mobile.
Buyer John Donatelli is president of infrastructure engineering for Kiewit, overseeing the firm’s infrastructure estimating and design-build work from the Denver area.
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